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Pluralism and Civil Exchange

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Through a growing cadre of Visiting Fellows, social entrepreneurs, and participants in our Pluralist Lab events, we are establishing a community of confident pluralists from across the ideological spectrum who will demonstrate tolerance, freedom of expression, and mutual forbearance within their communities and institutions. Sign up to receive the latest updates. 

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"If old truths are to retain their hold on men’s minds, they must be restated in the language and concepts of successive generations."
F. A. Hayek

Our Visiting Fellows

Tevi Troy

Examining historical lessons from previous challenges to liberalism and revealing their enduring significance.
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Ashley Berner

Making the case for educational pluralism to improve student outcomes and foster viewpoint diversity in the classroom.
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Tara Isabella Burton

Exploring the “theology of the internet” and how it shapes our shared culture and moral assumptions.
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Luke Sheahan

Discussing monism vs pluralism and the impact these frameworks have on the public’s treatment of the First Amendment and Freedom of Association.
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Graedon Zorzi

Studying the ideas of John Locke as foundational to a liberal democratic republic and the establishment of a more robust pluralism.
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Sheena Mason

Further developing the Theory of Racelessness, a case for antirace(ism) to transcend the conventional understanding of race.
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Kevin Vallier

Exploring religious pluralism, shifting trends in social trust, and catholic integralism.
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Joan McGregor

Researching ways the next generation of students can build moral capital by fostering epistemic virtues and habits.
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